Tag Archives: Joseph Were

Why giving cash to victims of landslide was right but attempt to relocate mountain village residents is wrong COMMENT | Joseph Were | Do you still remember Bukalasi? Don’t worry if you don’t. It is the place in Bududa district where a river burst its banks, triggering mudslides that killed …

Unlike what the public is hoping for, ending criminality in the police is not the President’s biggest concern COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | Following recent revelations of shocking criminality in the Uganda Police Force, Inspector General Kale Kayihura’s number is up it appears. Equally feeling the chill wind must be President …

  Why President’s flippant talk about curriculum suggests Uganda could soon get a University of Boda boda COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | I have written this article assuming that President Yoweri Museveni is serious when he says he is not happy to fund courses like psychology, political science, social science, …

Why Sudhir will not be jailed…..And three things everyone must know about how the powerful and wealthy look at financial crimes COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile’s defense about the central bank’s perceived poor handling of the Crane Bank take-over and sale has been simple: …

COMMENT: Uganda’s claim to have surplus sugar is mistaken and obscures a bigger regional problem  Uganda and Kenya are learning a bitter truth about ordinary added sugar used in homes, industries, and service facilities. Just six months ago in September 2016, the two countries were fighting a trade war over …

By eyeing government contracts, potentially game-changing policy locks out general public solidarity with business I have a confession to make. I love mangoes. They are as sweet to look at as they are sweet to taste. Whether arranged in the cool aisles of supermarkets, on neat stalls of town markets, …

COMMENT: By Joseph Were She should have known that her role in the saga could damage URA; an institution whose brand is integrity One of the most glaring omissions in the ongoing debate around the so-called oil cash bonanza has been the absence of comment and action from the Ministry …

COMMENT: By Joseph Were Great corporation managers know one great thing; they know the difference between what their organisations do and why the organisations exist. Some people know Steve Jobs only for what Apple, the company he founded, does. That it creates, produces, and sells amazing computer and electronic gadgets. …

COMMENT: By Joseph Were Why people who practice traditional ancestral worship openly should be praised not condemned People who have worked closely with Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga say she is a very tactful person. But she is also very stubborn. So when journalists asked her why she went up …

Is President Yoweri Museveni weak, indecisive, and therefore, deserving little credit as a leader? That is the view some people have of leaders who dance like weathervanes to every whim of every mob of voters. Those thoughts come to mind regarding a recent meeting at Rwakitura between Museveni, a bunch …